Dan Ackerman

Best laptops of CES 2022

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Last year’s CES, held remotely in January 2021, was a surprisingly good year for getting hands-on time with new laptops. Because everyone knew the show wasn’t going to be in person, most PC-makers sent samples of …

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Project Sophia: Razer’s wild gaming PC desk concept is what CES was made for

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Razer always brings its strong prototype game to CES. In past years we’ve seen triple-screen laptops, modular desktops and laptops with pop-out touchpads. Most of these concepts never become actual products, but it’s a fun showcase for interesting future tech ideas.  …

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Asus made a Zenbook that looks like a foldable phone, blown up to laptop size

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Folding screen phones are an interesting niche market that at least has a couple of flagship products, like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3. Folding screen laptops are much more conceptual. To date, only a couple have gone on sale, like …

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Dell XPS 13 Plus adds a buzzy (and controversial) new touch bar: We tried it at CES 2022

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. It’s no secret that the Dell XPS 13 is one of my go-to premium laptops. Over the years, this 13-inch laptop has added upgrades and new features, while maintaining a small footprint and enough power to be your everyday laptop. And …

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How I made my own budget knockoff Nanoleaf lights

I love Nanoleaf lights, the touch-sensitive color-changing wall-mounted smart light panels. But they’re pricey. A starter pack of the latest version, Nanoleaf Lines, is $200. I’ve got some Nanoleaf Canvas lights, the square ones, and I think they’re great — I use them for background in some of my product photos.  But, I also thought there must be a way …

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5 great last

It’s a tough year for gift-giving, with so many items either out of stock or held up by shipping delays. Fortunately, we have plenty of tech for making our own gifts, not that you needed another reason to fire up your 3D printer or laser cutter.  All the maker-culture tech out there is inspiring, and I’ve used these devices to …

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Dell thinks the future of work is detachable webcams and digital notepads

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Some of us are still working from home. Others have gone back to the office. Still, more are embracing a kind of hybrid work, mixing work-from-home and traditional office work, or even doing their day jobs from far-flung locations.  That’s great, …

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Best gifts for readers in 2021: Kindle, iPad Mini, Kobo and more

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. There’s something about reading an actual book that’s a refreshing contrast to video-streaming options, endless video games and a workplace culture built around Zoom meetings. Books always make great gifts, but here we’re focusing on the latest devices on which you can read ebooks. The …

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I want to see these iMac features in every new Apple computer

The 24-inch iMac arrived this spring with Apple’s own M1 chip, but the addition of the new silicon isn’t the only thing that makes this computer notable. Apple’s latest iMac is also the first to be designed from the ground up with the M1 in mind. That’s different from the first wave of M1 Macs, which shared the same exact …

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Apple M1 Pro vs. M1 Max: How does each chip perform?

The most obvious changes to the new 2021 MacBook Pro laptops — a new design, new display and resurrected ports — have been discussed in great depth in my longform reviews of the 16-inch MacBook and 14-inch MacBook. But it’s the internal changes that are really more important for the creative professionals who are most likely to shell out for …

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